School records on radicalisation vulnerability
Manchester Arena Inquiry · Manchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 3: Radicalisation and Preventability · Issued 2 March 2023 · Addressed to: Department for Education
Source — verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation
It is recommended that the Department for Education consider whether schools should include notes of any significant behavioural problems on the Common Transfer File, or some other suitable new form of record which follows a student if they move school. The focus should be on any behaviour that may be indicative of violent extremism, such as physical aggression or misogynistic conduct. This kind of behaviour is consistent with the development of a violent extremist mindset, but is not necessarily an indication of it by any means. Details as to what nature of incident and level of seriousness should be included in such a record will therefore require careful thought by the Department for Education, alongside consultation with relevant stakeholders.
Manchester Arena Inquiry, Manchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 3: Radicalisation and Preventability · 2 Mar 2023 Source PDF →
Published evidence summary
Publicly available evidence relating to this recommendation:
- The Department for Education stated it has analysed responses from the KCSIE call for evidence and had initial discussions with Ministers (Manchester Arena Inquiry Recommendations Dashboard, Cabinet Office, February 2026).
- The Department is awaiting broader steers on the new government's approach to KCSIE (Manchester Arena Inquiry Recommendations Dashboard, Cabinet Office, February 2026).
Response — verbatim from government
●UK Government
Home Secretary Suella Braverman made a statement to Parliament on 6 March 2023 following publication of Volume 3 on 2 March 2023. She stated: 'We will carefully consider the report's findings and recommendations in full' and committed to ensuring 'that we learn the lessons from this tragic incident, and improve our operational responses.' The government subsequently published a recommendations tracking dashboard and is implementing recommendations through legislative and operational measures including the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act (Martyn's Law). No formal per-recommendation written response has been published.
UK Government · 6 Mar 2023 Written response →
Evidence trail — what's actually happened since
- 27 Feb 2026 We utilised the existing call for evidence on the Keeping Children Safe in Education (KSCIE) statutory guidance to gather views from the sector to inform our response. We have these and have analysed the responses. We have had initial high level discussions with new Ministers but need to take a more detailed submission to them to discuss our proposed approach, which is likely to be carried out through KCSIE and through non-statutory guidance on safeguarding learners vulnerable to radicalisation. We are awaiting broader steers on the new government's approach to KCSIE to inform how we incorporate our MAI recommendations. Source →
- 14 Nov 2025 We utilised the existing call for evidence on the Keeping Children Safe in Education (KSCIE) statutory guidance to gather views from the sector to inform our response. We have these and have analysed the responses. We have had initial high level discussions with new Ministers but need to take a more detailed submission to them to discuss our proposed approach, which is likely to be carried out through KCSIE and through non-statutory guidance on safeguarding learners vulnerable to radicalisation. We are awaiting broader steers on the new government's approach to KCSIE to inform how we incorporate our MAI recommendations. Source →
- 14 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office Government published formal Manchester Arena Inquiry recommendations dashboard on GOV.UK (14 November 2025) tracking all 149 recommendations with implementation progress updates. View source → Reasonable Progress
- 3 Apr 2025 · UK Parliament Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 received Royal Assent 3 April 2025. Creates two tiers: Standard Duty (200-799 capacity) and Enhanced Duty (800+). SIA will be regulator. Not yet in force -- at least 24 months before enforcement (expected April 2027). View source → Reasonable Progress
- 5 Jun 2023 · National Police Chiefs Council NPCC, Counter Terrorism Policing and College of Policing provided comprehensive updates to Sir John Saunders demonstrating "continued drive to improve collective response to terrorist incidents." View source → Reasonable Progress
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